Induction motor



June 8, 1948. J. P. GLAss 2,443,104

INDUCTION MOTOR Filed June 11, 194e e sheets-sheet 1 l I l K INVENTOR JEH/v Gua Js www ATTORNEY J. P. GLASS INDUCTION MOTOR June 8, 1948.

F11-ed June 11, 194e 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 www' ATTORNEY Patented June/8, 1948 INDUCTION MOTOR John P. Glass, West New York, N. J., assignor, by mesne assignments, to Keariott Company, Inc., New York, N. Y.; a corporation of New York Application June 11, 1946, Serial No. 675,866

3 Claims. l This invention relates to induction motors and more particularly to small reversible motors of the follow-up type and has for an object to provide a small, simple, compact and dependable motor of the above type.

Another object is to provide a motor of the above type having novel and improved details Since power emciency is a less important consideration and in control use -a motor having an emcient rotor tends to continue running as a single phase motor when the controlling voltage isremoved and because maximum torque is desired at speeds near stalling, motors designed for this service have unusually high rotor resistance. Since the tendency to hunt or oscillate is dependent on the inertia of the moving parts which in a geared system is a function almost entirely of the rotor inertia, motors for control use are further designed for a minimum ratio of rotor inertia to power output. This results in designs having very small rotors which are made longer as power requirements demand and are sometimes called low inertia motors. When it is desired to utilize a very small power output in order to reduce amplifier size, weight and cost and because greater power is not needed, it becomes necessary to make the smallest possible motor. The present invention provides a novel and improved construction which permits control motors to be made extremely small and compact and reduces their inertia to a minimum.

In accordance with the present invention the stator pole pieces are formed in a housing of magnetic material and are so arranged that the poles are excited by preformed coils which are disposed in the housing itself instead of on the individual pole pieces. The coils carrying the two phases of the exciting voltage are arranged to avoid inter-coupling so that when one phase is deenergized no torque will be produced. This is an important feature because in a follow-up motor one phase is constantly energized and the control signal is supplied to the second phase winding which may be tuned. AIf coupling is pres- I ent the tunedvwinding might have shading pole characteristics and cause the motor to drift. The present invention eliminates this diillculty without introducing additional pole pieces for the second winding.

Although the novel features which are believed to be characteristic of this invention are pointed out more particularly in the claims, the vnature of the invention will be better understood by referring to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which a specific embodiment has been set forth for purposes of illustration.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a full size end elevation of a motor embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an axial section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 2-2 of Fis'. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is an axial section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; l

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the end plates; I

Fig. 7 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the central ring showing the pole piecesv carried thereby;

Fig. 9 is a frontv elevation thereof, and

Figs. 10 and 11 are diagrammatic views illustrating the paths of the ilux due to the various coils.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the motor is shown as comprising a pair of end plates I0 and Il one of which is shown in detail in Figs. 6 and 7 as including an annular radially extending ring i2 of magnetic material having an outer axial flange I3 and an inner axial flange Il forming an annular channel i5 therebetween. A set of tapered pole pieces I6 extend axially from the ilange Il and terminate in pole faces il positioned adjacent the cylindrical Asurface of a rotor 20 to be described.

Acentral ring 22 of magnetic material (Figs. 2, 4, 8 and 9) registers with the outer flanges i3 and carries central radial flange 24 from which a set of pole pieces 23 extend radially inward terminating in pole faces 25.

The end plate l'l is similar to the plate I0 and comprises a ring 28 having an outer axial flange 29 and an inner axial flange 30 with pole pieces 3| projecting axially from the ilange 30 and terminating in pole faces 32.

In the form shown there are four pole pieces i6 spaced 90 apart around the end .plate i 0. The four pole pieces 3| are disposed between the pole pieces i6 and displaced by 60 from the pole pieces I6 and the ring 22 is provided with four pole pieces 23 which are displaced by 30 from the pole pieces It and are disposed in the spaces between adjacent pole pieces I6 and 3l, The

drical space in which the rotor 20 runs.

In the annular channel deiined by the flange I3, ring 22 and ange 24 are disposed a pair of annular coils 35 and 36. Annuler coils 31 and 38 are disposed in the annular channel defined by the iiangc'24, ring 22, ilange 23 and ring 28. The coils 35 and 31 are connected in series opposition to one phase oi the supply line as indicated in Fig. so that the flux induced in the surrounding magnetic path extends clockwise around the coll 35 and counterclockwise around the coil 31 or vice versa as indicated by the dotted lines 39 and 40 of Fig. 19. This causes f the outer pole pieces I6 and 3| to have the same polarity and the inner pole piece 23 to have the opposite polarity. Y

The coils 36 and 38 are connected in series in a like sense as indicated in Fig. 11 to the second phase of the supply line so that the induced flux extends in the same direction around both coils as indicated by dotted lines Il and 42 in Fig. 11. This iiux causes the two outer pole pieces I6 and 3| to have opposite polarities and causes the ux `:in Vthe middle pole piece to cancel out giving the Meiect of a; ux path direct from one outer pole piece to the other.

A squirrel cage rotor 20 is mounted on a shaft 50 which is journalled in bearings 5I and 52 in end plates 53 and 54 respectively. The end plates 53 and 54 are secured to a ring 55 to form an enclosing housing which holds the parts in position.

The rotor 20 is provided with slots 56 in which conductors 51 are mounted with their ends joined in the usual manner to form a squirrel cage winding.

It will be noted that there is no coupling between the coils 35-31 and the coils 36-38 due to the reverse connection of the former coils.

, l 4 parallel tothe axis of the rotor and the path of theiiux includes an axial component.

,Although a speciiic embodiment has been shown for purposes of illustration, it is to be understood that the invention is capable of various uses and that changes and adaptations may be made therein as will be apparent to a person slcllled in the art. The invention is only to be limited in accordance with the following claims. l

What is claimed isz. A

1. A polyphase induction motor comprising a rotor and a stator, said stator having a peripheral member and three axially-spaced radial members forming a pair of annular channels therebetween separated by the central radial member, va pair of magnetizing coils in each channel, (one coil of each channel being connected in series aiding relationship to a coil in the sec- Hence they can be excited from separate sources without interaction even when one of the sets of coils forms a part of a tuned circuit.

When the two sets of coils are supplied by currents having a 90 phase displacementa rotating held isset up which acts on the rotor winding in the usual manner to causev the rotor to rotate in a direction which is determined by the relative phase displacement.

The above construction simplifies the coil forming and assembly as it avoids distributed windings and also provides magnetic members which may be readily formed. and assembled. The coils are designed to reduce the copper loss to a minimum and thereby provide high eiiiciency.

Copper loss is reduced because the coils are of minimum length per turn per pole and the available space permits use of wire of larger crosssection. The cost is also reduced due to ease of assembly and use of machine wound coils. The coils may be completely wound and formed and the magnetic structure assembled around the coils. The magnetic structure may be made from castings or punchings and may take various forms. For example, vthe peripheral ring portion may be omitted, in which case the groups of pole pieces will be spaced around the rotor and magnetically independent. When coupling is not important, two coils may be used, one in each of the annular coil receiving spaces. For example, one coil may occupy the space of the coils 35 and 36 and the second coil may occupy the space of the coils 31 and 38. In any case it lwill be noted that the eldfcoils have these axes ond channel and the other coils in' the respec-- tive channels being connected in series opposition to eliminate inductive coupling therebetween, and a set of pole pieces extending radially inward from each radial member, the pole pieces of the three members being alternately disposed about said rotor.

2. A polyphase induction motor comprising a rotor and a stator, said stator having a peripheral member and three axially spaced radial members forming a pair of annular channels therebetween separated by the central radial member, a pair of magnetizing coils in each channel, one coil of each channel being connected in series aiding relationship to a coil in the second channel and the other coils in the respective channels being connected in series opposition to eliminate inductive coupling therebetween, and a set of pole pieces extending radially inward from each radial member and terminating in pole faces disposed around the periphery of said rotor, the pole faces of the three radial members alternating around said rotor.

3. A polyphase induction motor comprising a rotor and a stator, said stator having a continuous peripheral member and a plurality of continuous radial anges axially spaced to form a pair of annular channelsV therebetween, a pair of magnetizing lwindings in each` channel, one winding of each pair being connected together inseries opposition andthe other winding oi each pair beingconnected together in series aiding relationship to neutralize any induction coupling between the pairs of windings, and a set oi' pole pieces extending from each flange, thepole pieces of said sets alternating around the periphery of said rotor and lying in the same transverse plane and being axially co-extensive with said rotor.

JOHN P. GLASS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Mar. 29, 1933 Number Number 

